Australia Telescope Compact Array

Australia Telescope Compact Array
Five of the ATCA antennas at Narrabri
Alternative namesATCA Edit this at Wikidata
Part ofPaul Wild Observatory Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s)New South Wales, AUS
Coordinates30°18′46″S 149°33′52″E / 30.3128°S 149.5644°E / -30.3128; 149.5644 Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationCSIRO Edit this on Wikidata
Telescope stylecosmic microwave background experiment
radio interferometer Edit this on Wikidata
Australia Telescope Compact Array is located in Australia
Australia Telescope Compact Array
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The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) is a radio telescope operated by CSIRO at the Paul Wild Observatory, twenty five kilometres (16 mi) west of the town of Narrabri in New South Wales, Australia.[1] Its opening ceremony took place on September 2, 1988.[2]

  1. ^ Sault, Bob; Mirtschin, Peter (14 December 2018). "Australia Telescope Compact Array: Information for the public". CSIRO. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Monday memories: Opening ATCA". CSIROscope. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2022.